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Aged care staff call for immediate change, say inquiry will take too long

NSW Nurses and Midwives Association secretary Brett Holmes

NSW Nurses and Midwives Association secretary, Brett Holmes Source: SBS

Nurses and midwives are calling on the government to make staff-to-resident ratios law in aged care facilities, saying they can’t wait until the royal commission into the sector concludes.


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By Matt Connellan

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Nurses and midwives are calling on the government to make staff-to-resident ratios law in aged care facilities, saying they can’t wait until the royal commission into the sector concludes.



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